August 1, 2025 • 24 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:16):
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
The Shadow knows.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
The Shadow, The serious character who aids the forces of
law and order is in reality, Lamont Cranston, wealthy young
man about town. As the Shadow, Cranston is gifted with
hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so that they cannot see.
Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the
only person who knows to whom the voice of the
(00:56):
invisible Shadow belongs. Today's story the Oracle of Death.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Hey, we just missed that car.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Hey, we just missed it, Trev.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
You should know better than the speed around corners. In
this cabin, we have the police commissioner with us, but.
Speaker 5 (01:20):
Mister christ and that is just why I'm speeding.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's why get it.
Speaker 6 (01:23):
Hey there and I you see, Commissioner Wors We really
had you with us, just to six tickets.
Speaker 5 (01:27):
Yes, yes, And if I didn't feel so down good
natured after that, excuse me, after that dinner you folks
fed me.
Speaker 7 (01:34):
I resented very much.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Miss Layne.
Speaker 5 (01:36):
Dinner beats time to get messioned it.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Can we persuade you to change your mind and come
along to the theater with us.
Speaker 5 (01:41):
No, No, I'm sorry, grandson. I've got to get back
to the headquarters.
Speaker 6 (01:43):
Oh now, Commissioner, please, pretty please, not.
Speaker 7 (01:46):
Even with sugar on it. I have to be on
the job.
Speaker 5 (01:49):
I've been taken quite a feating lately, then a series
of petty crimes all over the city. When our percentage
of arrest is too small to please the Mayor's committee.
I'm always the first target hard on you, are they?
Speaker 7 (01:59):
Yes, some of.
Speaker 5 (02:00):
The so called first citizens of our city. They want
to clean everybody's house, but they're own. You know you
fall into that category too, Transton, I do wow. Well
that new servant you hired, Rodney, an ex khan just
out of prison. You know nothing about him. It you'd
kick like a steer if you came home some night
found the place cleaned out.
Speaker 6 (02:19):
Oh, Commissioner, Rodney would never do that. How do you know, Well,
because Rodney's perfectly harmless.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Besides, I know for a fact that he was fourthly.
Speaker 6 (02:27):
Convicted of the crime that he went to jail for.
Speaker 7 (02:30):
Oh you do do you?
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Yes?
Speaker 7 (02:32):
Who told you?
Speaker 6 (02:33):
Why Rodney?
Speaker 5 (02:34):
Well, now that's the he told you.
Speaker 7 (02:37):
I've all if Rodney told her, hey, stop this cab.
Your passing headquarters.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Well, Jay, okay, quarters, make me nervously made.
Speaker 7 (02:45):
He's a real fine, that hack driver he is. He
is a real fine. Well, thanks for the dinner, and
look transon. Get rid of that servant, will you, commissioner?
Speaker 5 (02:54):
I have to report you to the Mayor's committee.
Speaker 7 (02:57):
Good night.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Okay, let's go shoot it.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
What if we go on a twinkle of an eye
and a twinkle some month?
Speaker 6 (03:03):
You shouldn't tease for Mission West and life.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
That you shouldn't tease? Why way down deep muggle he
loves to be.
Speaker 7 (03:12):
Say, didn't you see that bootstep right in front of
my hand?
Speaker 6 (03:14):
We hit him?
Speaker 4 (03:14):
Lamar, we hit that man, you walk.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
Right in front of the cab.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Come on, tree me.
Speaker 7 (03:17):
I couldn't help, mister Chris.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
You saw what happened. I know, I know I saw it.
Speaker 7 (03:21):
Well, you didn't run over him.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
That's one good thing.
Speaker 7 (03:24):
I couldn't help with, mister Chris.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
I know you couldn't shreeve me. Wait a minute, he's
been knocked unconscious.
Speaker 7 (03:30):
Come on, give me a hand.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
We're getting medical attention at once.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
Oh, his eyes are open.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
The doctor must have brought him around.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Yes, let's see if we can learn who he is
where he lives. Hello, Eh, feeling better?
Speaker 5 (03:53):
Huh?
Speaker 7 (03:54):
What happened?
Speaker 5 (03:55):
Where am? I? Take it easy, old man, you're all right,
I'm all right?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Am I?
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Are you a I'm Lamont Constant. I took you here
to my apartment right after the accident.
Speaker 5 (04:06):
Accident? What accident?
Speaker 6 (04:07):
Don't you remember being hit by the cab? Mister Cranton
and I were riding in it's by a cab.
Speaker 7 (04:12):
I don't remember nothing like that.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
I don't look, buddy, how long have I been in
this joined to yours?
Speaker 1 (04:18):
About twenty four hours?
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Twenty four hours? How do y'all like that?
Speaker 5 (04:22):
That makes today Monday? And I had an important date
Sunday last night.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Not take it easy, my friend. This is not Monday.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
It's Sunday.
Speaker 5 (04:30):
What Sunday? Yeah? Crazy, this is Monday.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
No, truly, today is Sunday.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Wait a minute, Wait a minute. Who got hit on
the head? Me or you? I know that yesterday was Sunday?
And I can prove it by the newspaper rerector they
were selling on the streets before I was hit.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
What was the extra?
Speaker 7 (04:45):
It was about that young.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Society dame that got murdered. What young society dame?
Speaker 7 (04:49):
All right or right?
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Play dead?
Speaker 5 (04:52):
So I'm talking about Ann play the one was pushed
off a penhouse Barkley and follow a debt.
Speaker 6 (04:56):
You must have met Lamart. Our friend has quite an imagination.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Yeah, I'm sorry, oh man.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
But and Clay is very much alive. We saw at
dinner just about an hour ago.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
Look, mister, let's stop fooling. And Clay was killed last night.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
What the trophy about the big fighter?
Speaker 6 (05:30):
My mom is really amazing. Batman actually foretold the future.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Yes, yes, there's no denying that. I've never heard of
anything like it.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
If you will pardon me, sir.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Oh, oh, yes, sir, yes, Rodney.
Speaker 4 (05:42):
It's dangerous, dangerous having someone like that fat man around.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
Are you afraid of him? Rodney?
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Frankly, Miss Lene, I am that supernatural power.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
He seems to have to lead to well to anything.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
I wouldn't let it worry your Rodney. Come on, mother,
I want to go in and have another talk with
us psychic wonder.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
He's still dangerous to have a round, I know he is.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Don't worry around, Nye.
Speaker 6 (06:04):
Remind me not to worry too, will you?
Speaker 5 (06:07):
Hello?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Ere?
Speaker 7 (06:08):
Hello?
Speaker 8 (06:09):
Feel any better?
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Yeah? Now? Look?
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Oh, by the way, what is your name Spudd, Just Spud, Yes, Spud.
M Well, looks Bud. Something quite extraordinary has happened that
I feel you should know. First.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
You've got to believe me when I tell you that
we were telling the truth when we told you that
last night was Sunday not Monday.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
What about it? Just this?
Speaker 1 (06:34):
You told us about the death of young Ann play
before it actually happens.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Well, but how do you account for it? Spund? What
do you think made you do it?
Speaker 5 (06:43):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Well have you always done this?
Speaker 6 (06:46):
Have you always been able to foretell the future?
Speaker 5 (06:49):
You'd think kind of looked like I did when you
found me.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
If I could, lady, then what caused this thing?
Speaker 7 (06:53):
Now?
Speaker 5 (06:54):
Look, I know you think I'm nuts, but that makes
us even because I think you are nuts. Tell me,
wise man, what day do you think this is?
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Monday?
Speaker 7 (07:04):
Of course?
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Yeah? Well I say it's Tuesday.
Speaker 8 (07:08):
Oh here we go.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
Any well, look, can can.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
You prove it?
Speaker 5 (07:12):
Sir? Yesterday that's Monday? According to me, at three minutes
past six at night, the Cotton Metal Bank.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Was knocked over.
Speaker 6 (07:21):
Do you think that's another prediction?
Speaker 2 (07:22):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Let me see it's five minutes past six now, Well,
just to be on the safe side, I'll call Commissioner
Western and pass the word along.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
He'll don't believe me. No, I haven't said I don't
believe you, Spun.
Speaker 6 (07:35):
But you'll forgive us if we do.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Hope you're wrong.
Speaker 6 (07:38):
You can understand that.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
I'll tell you this much spun if you please, Hello,
Commissioner Western, please call Lamont Creston, Sir. That's one mom alright,
Hello commissioners, this is Lamont Creston.
Speaker 7 (07:53):
Watch on your mind. Cranston.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Look, no, I I don't want you to think I'm crazy,
and please don't ask me where I received my information.
But I have reason to believe that the Continental Bank
will soon be robbed. So get some men over that quickly.
Speaker 7 (08:06):
Cranston, you're a very smart guy.
Speaker 5 (08:08):
The Continental was robbed five minutes ago.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
All right, come on in, come on?
Speaker 6 (08:20):
Would he needn't be short with me, Lamar, He did
your best to prevent the Continental Bank robbery, and I succeeded.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Yes, Oh, mister Cranston.
Speaker 7 (08:28):
While you were gone, that man.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Spot he disappeared, disappeared, he got away. What happened?
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Well, just after you on this lamee went out.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
He called for his clothes when I wouldn't give them
to him.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
He took one of your soup.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
Didn't you try to stop him?
Speaker 4 (08:40):
Yes, yes, I did, but he overpowered me and left.
Speaker 5 (08:43):
Where did he go?
Speaker 6 (08:44):
Well?
Speaker 4 (08:44):
I saw him take a cab in front of the door,
and when the driver returned, I learned the address he
was taken to. I jumped it down on this piece
of paper.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
So good work, Runney. Hmm, one sixty South Street, the
lower end of town. Oh.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
I did my best to keep him here, sir. Yes,
I can tell that by the condition of your left
eye he.
Speaker 7 (09:05):
Landed the lucky right hand.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
I wasn't looking, Sir Margot.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
We've got to locate this man at once. I've done
a great deal of thinking about those psychic powers of his,
and I've come to the conclusion that this.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Whole thing has been a gigantic hoax.
Speaker 6 (09:19):
What do you mean.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
I believe that our friend Spud has been acting as
a tool for a devilishly clever climb ring.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
You mean his predictions were all planned, sir?
Speaker 1 (09:28):
Yes, Rodney planned in advance. That's how he was able
to foretell the future. Come along, Mogo, We're going to
the South Street address. See you later, Rodney.
Speaker 5 (09:37):
Yes, sir, But don't be careful, sir.
Speaker 6 (09:39):
Don't you think you ought to tell Commissioner Western all
about it?
Speaker 1 (09:41):
Fruit, No, Margo, my visit to our friend Spud is
a job for the Shadow.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
But Spot, uh wake up? Spot? Uh?
Speaker 7 (10:07):
Oh was a wake up?
Speaker 2 (10:08):
I say it. I wanna talk to you. Who's uh?
Speaker 5 (10:11):
Who's miss Rumble?
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Why don't you put on the light and see?
Speaker 5 (10:14):
Yeah? Yeah, got on a light and uh hey, now
what is this? Nobody's here?
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Yes, there is someone here.
Speaker 5 (10:23):
Sp I can hear you. They can't see you. I
don't get it.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
I'm standing right here beside you, sput And why can
I see it? You can't see me because I've clouded
your brain and made myself invisible.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
To your eyes?
Speaker 7 (10:35):
Who are you?
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Men? Call me the Shadow? Non't know?
Speaker 5 (10:40):
I'm hearing things, That's what's happening. Ain't nobody here? I'm
going crazy, just like they said I was.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Who said you were? Whom are you talking about?
Speaker 5 (10:49):
The guy by her name of Cranston? Him and this
girl right, miss stupid Butler.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
All of 'em said I was nuts.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
Maybe they're right.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Why did they think you were crazy?
Speaker 5 (10:58):
Cause I predicted things to 'em? Things that hadn't even happened,
and they come on through.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
How were you able to predict the future? Answer me, Sputt. No, No,
I insist that you tell me.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Why don't you tell me why I can't see you?
And maybe I'll tip my hand too.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
I've already explained that. Yeah, I have reason to believe Sputt,
that all your predictions of the future were carefully planned,
that you knew they were going to happen.
Speaker 5 (11:28):
I see, then, if you're that smart shadow, why don't
you tell me what I'm going to predict next?
Speaker 2 (11:34):
I'd rather let you tell me.
Speaker 5 (11:36):
Okay, okay, I will you heard me speak of this
guyla Mirk Cranston.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Yes, well he's dead dead.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Yeah, Cranston got killed last night at eight o'clock.
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Am.
Speaker 5 (12:11):
It's the Cranston.
Speaker 7 (12:12):
Here we are at your apartment.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Here we are my part.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
Oh oh yes, yes, that's fine.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
Really, hey, I must say so, if you will pardon
me for a man who is on the Gabby side.
Were you've been very young Gabby all the way home?
Is it trouble as following?
Speaker 7 (12:25):
Is it he took cover of it?
Speaker 1 (12:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (12:27):
No, no, no, treb.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
I I was just thinking about the appointment I have
at eight o'clock tonight.
Speaker 5 (12:33):
It's a Cranston.
Speaker 4 (12:34):
You've got something on your mind, you have, Look, can I.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Help you out? Be No, Shrevie.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
I'll take care of this myself. But in case anything
should go wrong, I want you to wait outside the
building and watch everyone who enters and leave like a hawk.
Speaker 7 (12:45):
I will like a hawk.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
What you would ask me, Shreve, If I don't come
downstairs by by ten fifteen, you come up and get me.
Speaker 8 (12:55):
Oh, I didn't know you were in him, Miss Cranston,
sitting in the dark.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
That's all right, Rodney. I'm waiting for someone call at
eight o'clock.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
I see, well it's almost that now.
Speaker 7 (13:20):
I'll take it, Rodney.
Speaker 4 (13:21):
You'll excuse me then I have some work to finish.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
In the panther. Yes, of course, hello person.
Speaker 7 (13:27):
Yes is it Commissioner Western?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Oh, yes, commissioner.
Speaker 7 (13:29):
Look here, man, I want to find out how you
know about that Continental Bank to stick up?
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Why?
Speaker 7 (13:34):
Well, because of.
Speaker 5 (13:34):
Your call telling us about it before the news broke
on the street.
Speaker 7 (13:37):
You're suspected by the Mayor's committee of having.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Pulled the job yourself.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
No, Commissioner, you don't believe that.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
Do you.
Speaker 7 (13:43):
I don't know what to believe at this point.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Look, Commissioner, all I can tell you is that I
received my information from a man that I picked up
who claimed to.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
Have psychic powers.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
He foretold the murder of an clay, the looting of
the Continental Bank, and right now I am waiting for
the third crime.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
That he predicted to happen. What is it this time?
I'm sorry I can't tell you.
Speaker 7 (14:07):
You can't listen. You're obstructing justice, you're interfering with the law.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Good night, Commissioner.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Sorry, Western, I couldn't tell you anymore. Oh Rodney, I forgotnment.
You're still here. Yes, I shall need you any longer
the night.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
I'm expecting a call, Rety.
Speaker 4 (14:24):
But it's eight now I can wait and show your
guests in.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
I'll attend to it myself.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Good night, Rotney, Well, good night, sir.
Speaker 4 (14:31):
Good night.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
You'll show you all right, mister Cranston, I hope so,
good night, good night on m eight o'clock. Well you
soon know there certainly are an age five six seven nights.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Well, this appears to be one time that a young
man's prophecy didn't work. If you thought, well, I could
use it.
Speaker 7 (15:12):
Good nightly. Yes, what do you think you're that's a
luck Cranston. So you seek mission West. And I was
frankly worried about the whole situation.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
And when I heard mister Pranston speak you on the
phone tonight, I felt it my duty to reveal you
just who this man who made the properties is.
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Yes, you did the right thing right now, thank you.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
This must be his room right here, sir, Letchard looking hobble,
isn't it. Incidentally, it might be wise enough to mention
that you're from the police.
Speaker 7 (15:52):
Not from the police.
Speaker 5 (15:53):
Oh sure, come on, open up.
Speaker 6 (15:59):
From the police.
Speaker 7 (16:00):
Well I only said that.
Speaker 1 (16:01):
Oh yeah, that's the what you mean?
Speaker 5 (16:03):
Oh are you?
Speaker 7 (16:04):
What are your why?
Speaker 2 (16:05):
It's robbed me?
Speaker 1 (16:06):
Mister Cranston's butler.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
Don't you remember me?
Speaker 5 (16:08):
Oh yeah, who is this guy?
Speaker 4 (16:11):
He's a friend of mine who's interested in your case.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
He wants to talk to you.
Speaker 5 (16:15):
Okay, come in.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
The boys.
Speaker 5 (16:19):
You're gonna ask me a lot of crazy questions too. No,
I'm just very curious to learn more about this psychic
power you're supposed to have you a cap. I said,
I was here to ask about your psychic power. And
I don't see nothing wonderful about it. I just don't
agree with the rest of you people.
Speaker 7 (16:35):
Is to what day it is? That's all.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
Everyone else is a day behind me. But that's growey.
Speaker 7 (16:41):
No, no, look, you're telling you all. I'm telling the truth,
not proved to you.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
And what day do you say?
Speaker 7 (16:46):
This is Tuesday?
Speaker 5 (16:47):
Of course, you see? And I know this Wednesday, Pa,
because last night, Tuesday, half of this town was blown
up by bombs. Spotscha, the railroad station, hotels, there's every
place in the east side. You are crazy. You can
decide that later. I ain't finished. They got the power
plan over on the west side, too low at the faces,
kill every one in the joint.
Speaker 7 (17:07):
What time did all this happen?
Speaker 5 (17:09):
About ten thirty last night?
Speaker 7 (17:10):
That's the matterest thing I've ever heard.
Speaker 5 (17:12):
Okay, okay, I ain't asking you to believe it.
Speaker 4 (17:14):
Well, look, mister Weston, whatever your personal reaction may be,
I must beg you to believe me. Everything else that
he's fore told us happened.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
Right to the minute.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
This is too fantastical, But you can't lose anything by
taking precautions.
Speaker 7 (17:26):
Suppose the power plan should.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Blow up, would you want to be responsible.
Speaker 5 (17:29):
For all those deaths.
Speaker 7 (17:30):
No, no, of course not.
Speaker 4 (17:31):
And he's always been right before. You know that from
the call you made to mister Cranston.
Speaker 7 (17:36):
Yes, that's true.
Speaker 5 (17:39):
Well, I guess I'll have to take the gamble. If
this prediction doesn't come off, I'll be laughed off the force.
But if it proves to be right, well it's worth
a try. What time is it now?
Speaker 7 (17:49):
Five minutes past ten?
Speaker 5 (17:50):
And I have exactly twenty five minutes to evacuate that
powerhouse and send every armed man in the department to
the east side to protect it from most bombing.
Speaker 7 (18:02):
Nobody call the pop flant and not are all workers
to leave the building until further notice? Yes, sir oh Edwards,
I want off.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
Post it at every day at a hotel and public
building on the east side, right, I do not post
the court and.
Speaker 7 (18:17):
The men around the railroad station. Have them pick up
any and all suspicious car as they find, and hurry.
Speaker 5 (18:21):
Man, hurry.
Speaker 4 (18:26):
With the cras mister Crastoner, hoy smoke, what's happening, mister Craston?
Speaker 7 (18:30):
What's the matter with you?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
I don't bust the door.
Speaker 7 (18:32):
In Leevie, true, haven't glad you're here? I've been shot?
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Oh flesh gold on my shoulder. Oh my gosh, shot,
are you all right?
Speaker 6 (18:39):
Are you?
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (18:40):
I'm all right?
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Who do it?
Speaker 7 (18:41):
Where is he?
Speaker 2 (18:42):
I'm not sure who did it? They gotta tell me.
Did you see any strangers coming out of the building?
Speaker 7 (18:46):
Oh no, I was watching to I was.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
I didn't know.
Speaker 4 (18:49):
You hardly pay no attention to all on police alarms.
It was coming over the.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
Radio, the water alarms. What were they about?
Speaker 4 (18:53):
They sent a bunch of riots squads over the east
side of town, sending.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
Me top over there.
Speaker 5 (18:57):
Something was expecting to happen, and they moved everybody out
of the West.
Speaker 7 (18:59):
Side powerhouse too.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
Why did Western do?
Speaker 7 (19:01):
That's a fool treaty. You've got to get work as the.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Commissioner at once, say something long as it's plenty fine
Western and tell him to order his police back to
the west side, and he must send.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
A squad to the power plant too right away.
Speaker 7 (19:11):
Okay, but what about your house?
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Take care of myself?
Speaker 7 (19:13):
Go ahead, no hurry, I'm god.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
Wasn get me in back for West sight.
Speaker 7 (19:16):
I'm god.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
I can stand my feet long enough.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
The shadow will play a part in this thing too.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Well, how the things.
Speaker 5 (19:32):
Let's said, Well, I've been all through the power house.
The reina sore around.
Speaker 7 (19:35):
You've done a good job.
Speaker 5 (19:36):
Of scaring him, but why don't take no credit. The
chief was the one of throwing up the whole scheme,
and that's wake and wake and pissing. What we have
to do is cut the main switch here in the
power plant and boom the towns dock boy, I.
Speaker 7 (19:49):
Had a love to see you pull out that predict.
Speaker 5 (19:53):
Yeah, they felt for it's good nobody, but that dope
from mont Cranston tumbled and was planned like clock wagon,
and he's been They get care of it. You should
have seen that wise guy police Commissioner Western. He went
red bigger than any of the others. Man I at
everything else, set to cut off the powers.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
So as the chief gets.
Speaker 5 (20:10):
Here an there he comes, everything's set up. Yeah, pipe,
they didn't even leave out watching good. I got the
rest of the men posted at every worthwhile stare and
money center on the west side.
Speaker 7 (20:22):
When we pull the switch and the lights go off,
they begin working and that a capital.
Speaker 4 (20:26):
But no, no, they're all over on the east side
waiting for the bombs that will never explode.
Speaker 7 (20:33):
Well, we might as well get things stopped. Where's that
main switch right here.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
See, I like the honor of pulling it myself.
Speaker 5 (20:40):
Okay, this is it?
Speaker 7 (20:43):
The city goes doc? Who knocked my hand off? That switch?
Speaker 2 (20:47):
You mean, sorry to spoil your plans?
Speaker 7 (20:52):
Gentlemen?
Speaker 2 (20:53):
Who's that talking?
Speaker 7 (20:55):
I don't see nobody has like.
Speaker 2 (20:56):
He's right here.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
I am right here beside you, gentlemen, And don't try
to look for me. You won't see me.
Speaker 7 (21:03):
Who are you?
Speaker 2 (21:04):
I am known as the Shadow? The Shadow? Oh so
you've heard of me?
Speaker 7 (21:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (21:10):
Yeah, that's the guy that came to call on me before.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
That's right, spot.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
I called on you to learn more about your power
to foretell the future, and I learned enough from you
to know that you were planning.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Just such a horror as this?
Speaker 1 (21:20):
What are you going to do with it?
Speaker 7 (21:21):
And I'm like a boy, shut up, you'll fuld and
let him frighten you. That'll design to do. But I
can't see him.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
I ain't scared of somebody I can see.
Speaker 7 (21:27):
But now I have no fear of anyone. I can't
see you.
Speaker 5 (21:30):
Hear that shadow?
Speaker 1 (21:32):
Yes, a very brave statement, especially from such a meek
man as yourself.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Rodney.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
How do you know me? I know that you're the
valet of Lamont Clinston, a man whom you tried to
murder just two hours ago.
Speaker 7 (21:46):
Oh, I see you're pretty smart, aunt.
Speaker 1 (21:48):
I'm smart enough to know that you and your gang
of cutthroats murdered and Clay and rob the Continental Bank,
and that now you are planning to loot and terrorize
the entire city.
Speaker 7 (21:56):
All right, what are you going to do about it?
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Don't worry, I've already taken care of things.
Speaker 7 (22:03):
Do you hear that?
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Gentleman?
Speaker 7 (22:05):
We're gonna get out of Rockney.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
You didn't frighten them.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Away after all?
Speaker 7 (22:09):
Don't you forget that? I take your hand away from
that switch rot name? Or shall I shoot it away?
You're not scaring me. Shadows get out of here. Yeah,
before the cop us get it, I'm afraid it's too late.
Wait then we can't get out. Now. The officers of
the law going to have just this tough of.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
Time getting in, and I'm making up the first man
that makes a break will.
Speaker 7 (22:29):
Get it from me. You're three against one, gentleman. Are
you gonna let him tell you what to do? Shut up?
Don't get us.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
Well.
Speaker 7 (22:44):
You're being treated to tear gas. Gentlemen, Kick that thing
out of here.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
I'm touching the I think that will make you all
change your minds. Here's the second bar.
Speaker 6 (22:55):
Coine.
Speaker 7 (22:55):
Quick, Rodney, not till I get you first.
Speaker 2 (22:58):
Shadow, I'm not a very easy target. Try again, you
won't get you yet. Sorry, you missed a.
Speaker 7 (23:08):
Ga Okay, okay, shut us, come get us. How did
you show the feel lamon healing nicely?
Speaker 5 (23:27):
You'll be happy to learn Lamon that your man Rodney
and his entire gang have been rounded up and put
behind bar good work, Commissioners, Art was nothing. Really, I
was wise to those birds right along, just played with
them like a cat with a mouse.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
And when I was.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
Ready, I set my trap for them by purposely pretending
to put all.
Speaker 7 (23:44):
Of my officers on the other side of town.
Speaker 5 (23:48):
Just routine pre strategy.
Speaker 6 (23:49):
Why, Commissioner West And you know that, Mama.
Speaker 1 (23:52):
Yes, Margo, he knows that. I'm very proud of it. Besides,
we mustn't forget that election.
Speaker 5 (23:58):
A Commissioner all the election.
Speaker 3 (24:21):
Today's program is based on a story copyrighted by the
Shadow magazine. The characters names, places and plots or tactician,
and if similarity to person's living or dead is purely.
Speaker 2 (24:31):
Coincidence, The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does
not pay The shadow Nord
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
The Shadow knows.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
The Shadow, The serious character who aids the forces of
law and order is in reality, Lamont Cranston, wealthy young
man about town. As the Shadow, Cranston is gifted with
hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so that they cannot see.
Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the
only person who knows to whom the voice of the
(00:56):
invisible Shadow belongs. Today's story the Oracle of Death.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Hey, we just missed that car.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Hey, we just missed it, Trev.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
You should know better than the speed around corners. In
this cabin, we have the police commissioner with us, but.
Speaker 5 (01:20):
Mister christ and that is just why I'm speeding.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's why get it.
Speaker 6 (01:23):
Hey there and I you see, Commissioner Wors We really
had you with us, just to six tickets.
Speaker 5 (01:27):
Yes, yes, And if I didn't feel so down good
natured after that, excuse me, after that dinner you folks
fed me.
Speaker 7 (01:34):
I resented very much.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Miss Layne.
Speaker 5 (01:36):
Dinner beats time to get messioned it.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Can we persuade you to change your mind and come
along to the theater with us.
Speaker 5 (01:41):
No, No, I'm sorry, grandson. I've got to get back
to the headquarters.
Speaker 6 (01:43):
Oh now, Commissioner, please, pretty please, not.
Speaker 7 (01:46):
Even with sugar on it. I have to be on
the job.
Speaker 5 (01:49):
I've been taken quite a feating lately, then a series
of petty crimes all over the city. When our percentage
of arrest is too small to please the Mayor's committee.
I'm always the first target hard on you, are they?
Speaker 7 (01:59):
Yes, some of.
Speaker 5 (02:00):
The so called first citizens of our city. They want
to clean everybody's house, but they're own. You know you
fall into that category too, Transton, I do wow. Well
that new servant you hired, Rodney, an ex khan just
out of prison. You know nothing about him. It you'd
kick like a steer if you came home some night
found the place cleaned out.
Speaker 6 (02:19):
Oh, Commissioner, Rodney would never do that. How do you know, Well,
because Rodney's perfectly harmless.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Besides, I know for a fact that he was fourthly.
Speaker 6 (02:27):
Convicted of the crime that he went to jail for.
Speaker 7 (02:30):
Oh you do do you?
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Yes?
Speaker 7 (02:32):
Who told you?
Speaker 6 (02:33):
Why Rodney?
Speaker 5 (02:34):
Well, now that's the he told you.
Speaker 7 (02:37):
I've all if Rodney told her, hey, stop this cab.
Your passing headquarters.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Well, Jay, okay, quarters, make me nervously made.
Speaker 7 (02:45):
He's a real fine, that hack driver he is. He
is a real fine. Well, thanks for the dinner, and
look transon. Get rid of that servant, will you, commissioner?
Speaker 5 (02:54):
I have to report you to the Mayor's committee.
Speaker 7 (02:57):
Good night.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Okay, let's go shoot it.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
What if we go on a twinkle of an eye
and a twinkle some month?
Speaker 6 (03:03):
You shouldn't tease for Mission West and life.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
That you shouldn't tease? Why way down deep muggle he
loves to be.
Speaker 7 (03:12):
Say, didn't you see that bootstep right in front of
my hand?
Speaker 6 (03:14):
We hit him?
Speaker 4 (03:14):
Lamar, we hit that man, you walk.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
Right in front of the cab.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Come on, tree me.
Speaker 7 (03:17):
I couldn't help, mister Chris.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
You saw what happened. I know, I know I saw it.
Speaker 7 (03:21):
Well, you didn't run over him.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
That's one good thing.
Speaker 7 (03:24):
I couldn't help with, mister Chris.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
I know you couldn't shreeve me. Wait a minute, he's
been knocked unconscious.
Speaker 7 (03:30):
Come on, give me a hand.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
We're getting medical attention at once.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
Oh, his eyes are open.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
The doctor must have brought him around.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Yes, let's see if we can learn who he is
where he lives. Hello, Eh, feeling better?
Speaker 5 (03:53):
Huh?
Speaker 7 (03:54):
What happened?
Speaker 5 (03:55):
Where am? I? Take it easy, old man, you're all right,
I'm all right?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Am I?
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Are you a I'm Lamont Constant. I took you here
to my apartment right after the accident.
Speaker 5 (04:06):
Accident? What accident?
Speaker 6 (04:07):
Don't you remember being hit by the cab? Mister Cranton
and I were riding in it's by a cab.
Speaker 7 (04:12):
I don't remember nothing like that.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
I don't look, buddy, how long have I been in
this joined to yours?
Speaker 1 (04:18):
About twenty four hours?
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Twenty four hours? How do y'all like that?
Speaker 5 (04:22):
That makes today Monday? And I had an important date
Sunday last night.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Not take it easy, my friend. This is not Monday.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
It's Sunday.
Speaker 5 (04:30):
What Sunday? Yeah? Crazy, this is Monday.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
No, truly, today is Sunday.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Wait a minute, Wait a minute. Who got hit on
the head? Me or you? I know that yesterday was Sunday?
And I can prove it by the newspaper rerector they
were selling on the streets before I was hit.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
What was the extra?
Speaker 7 (04:45):
It was about that young.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Society dame that got murdered. What young society dame?
Speaker 7 (04:49):
All right or right?
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Play dead?
Speaker 5 (04:52):
So I'm talking about Ann play the one was pushed
off a penhouse Barkley and follow a debt.
Speaker 6 (04:56):
You must have met Lamart. Our friend has quite an imagination.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Yeah, I'm sorry, oh man.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
But and Clay is very much alive. We saw at
dinner just about an hour ago.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
Look, mister, let's stop fooling. And Clay was killed last night.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
What the trophy about the big fighter?
Speaker 6 (05:30):
My mom is really amazing. Batman actually foretold the future.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Yes, yes, there's no denying that. I've never heard of
anything like it.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
If you will pardon me, sir.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Oh, oh, yes, sir, yes, Rodney.
Speaker 4 (05:42):
It's dangerous, dangerous having someone like that fat man around.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
Are you afraid of him? Rodney?
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Frankly, Miss Lene, I am that supernatural power.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
He seems to have to lead to well to anything.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
I wouldn't let it worry your Rodney. Come on, mother,
I want to go in and have another talk with
us psychic wonder.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
He's still dangerous to have a round, I know he is.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Don't worry around, Nye.
Speaker 6 (06:04):
Remind me not to worry too, will you?
Speaker 5 (06:07):
Hello?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Ere?
Speaker 7 (06:08):
Hello?
Speaker 8 (06:09):
Feel any better?
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Yeah? Now? Look?
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Oh, by the way, what is your name Spudd, Just Spud, Yes, Spud.
M Well, looks Bud. Something quite extraordinary has happened that
I feel you should know. First.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
You've got to believe me when I tell you that
we were telling the truth when we told you that
last night was Sunday not Monday.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
What about it? Just this?
Speaker 1 (06:34):
You told us about the death of young Ann play
before it actually happens.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Well, but how do you account for it? Spund? What
do you think made you do it?
Speaker 5 (06:43):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Well have you always done this?
Speaker 6 (06:46):
Have you always been able to foretell the future?
Speaker 5 (06:49):
You'd think kind of looked like I did when you
found me.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
If I could, lady, then what caused this thing?
Speaker 7 (06:53):
Now?
Speaker 5 (06:54):
Look, I know you think I'm nuts, but that makes
us even because I think you are nuts. Tell me,
wise man, what day do you think this is?
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Monday?
Speaker 7 (07:04):
Of course?
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Yeah? Well I say it's Tuesday.
Speaker 8 (07:08):
Oh here we go.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
Any well, look, can can.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
You prove it?
Speaker 5 (07:12):
Sir? Yesterday that's Monday? According to me, at three minutes
past six at night, the Cotton Metal Bank.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Was knocked over.
Speaker 6 (07:21):
Do you think that's another prediction?
Speaker 2 (07:22):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Let me see it's five minutes past six now, Well,
just to be on the safe side, I'll call Commissioner
Western and pass the word along.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
He'll don't believe me. No, I haven't said I don't
believe you, Spun.
Speaker 6 (07:35):
But you'll forgive us if we do.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Hope you're wrong.
Speaker 6 (07:38):
You can understand that.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
I'll tell you this much spun if you please, Hello,
Commissioner Western, please call Lamont Creston, Sir. That's one mom alright,
Hello commissioners, this is Lamont Creston.
Speaker 7 (07:53):
Watch on your mind. Cranston.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Look, no, I I don't want you to think I'm crazy,
and please don't ask me where I received my information.
But I have reason to believe that the Continental Bank
will soon be robbed. So get some men over that quickly.
Speaker 7 (08:06):
Cranston, you're a very smart guy.
Speaker 5 (08:08):
The Continental was robbed five minutes ago.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
All right, come on in, come on?
Speaker 6 (08:20):
Would he needn't be short with me, Lamar, He did
your best to prevent the Continental Bank robbery, and I succeeded.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Yes, Oh, mister Cranston.
Speaker 7 (08:28):
While you were gone, that man.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Spot he disappeared, disappeared, he got away. What happened?
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Well, just after you on this lamee went out.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
He called for his clothes when I wouldn't give them
to him.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
He took one of your soup.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
Didn't you try to stop him?
Speaker 4 (08:40):
Yes, yes, I did, but he overpowered me and left.
Speaker 5 (08:43):
Where did he go?
Speaker 6 (08:44):
Well?
Speaker 4 (08:44):
I saw him take a cab in front of the door,
and when the driver returned, I learned the address he
was taken to. I jumped it down on this piece
of paper.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
So good work, Runney. Hmm, one sixty South Street, the
lower end of town. Oh.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
I did my best to keep him here, sir. Yes,
I can tell that by the condition of your left
eye he.
Speaker 7 (09:05):
Landed the lucky right hand.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
I wasn't looking, Sir Margot.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
We've got to locate this man at once. I've done
a great deal of thinking about those psychic powers of his,
and I've come to the conclusion that this.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Whole thing has been a gigantic hoax.
Speaker 6 (09:19):
What do you mean.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
I believe that our friend Spud has been acting as
a tool for a devilishly clever climb ring.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
You mean his predictions were all planned, sir?
Speaker 1 (09:28):
Yes, Rodney planned in advance. That's how he was able
to foretell the future. Come along, Mogo, We're going to
the South Street address. See you later, Rodney.
Speaker 5 (09:37):
Yes, sir, But don't be careful, sir.
Speaker 6 (09:39):
Don't you think you ought to tell Commissioner Western all
about it?
Speaker 1 (09:41):
Fruit, No, Margo, my visit to our friend Spud is
a job for the Shadow.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
But Spot, uh wake up? Spot? Uh?
Speaker 7 (10:07):
Oh was a wake up?
Speaker 2 (10:08):
I say it. I wanna talk to you. Who's uh?
Speaker 5 (10:11):
Who's miss Rumble?
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Why don't you put on the light and see?
Speaker 5 (10:14):
Yeah? Yeah, got on a light and uh hey, now
what is this? Nobody's here?
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Yes, there is someone here.
Speaker 5 (10:23):
Sp I can hear you. They can't see you. I
don't get it.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
I'm standing right here beside you, sput And why can
I see it? You can't see me because I've clouded
your brain and made myself invisible.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
To your eyes?
Speaker 7 (10:35):
Who are you?
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Men? Call me the Shadow? Non't know?
Speaker 5 (10:40):
I'm hearing things, That's what's happening. Ain't nobody here? I'm
going crazy, just like they said I was.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Who said you were? Whom are you talking about?
Speaker 5 (10:49):
The guy by her name of Cranston? Him and this
girl right, miss stupid Butler.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
All of 'em said I was nuts.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
Maybe they're right.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Why did they think you were crazy?
Speaker 5 (10:58):
Cause I predicted things to 'em? Things that hadn't even happened,
and they come on through.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
How were you able to predict the future? Answer me, Sputt. No, No,
I insist that you tell me.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Why don't you tell me why I can't see you?
And maybe I'll tip my hand too.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
I've already explained that. Yeah, I have reason to believe Sputt,
that all your predictions of the future were carefully planned,
that you knew they were going to happen.
Speaker 5 (11:28):
I see, then, if you're that smart shadow, why don't
you tell me what I'm going to predict next?
Speaker 2 (11:34):
I'd rather let you tell me.
Speaker 5 (11:36):
Okay, okay, I will you heard me speak of this
guyla Mirk Cranston.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Yes, well he's dead dead.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Yeah, Cranston got killed last night at eight o'clock.
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Am.
Speaker 5 (12:11):
It's the Cranston.
Speaker 7 (12:12):
Here we are at your apartment.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Here we are my part.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
Oh oh yes, yes, that's fine.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
Really, hey, I must say so, if you will pardon
me for a man who is on the Gabby side.
Were you've been very young Gabby all the way home?
Is it trouble as following?
Speaker 7 (12:25):
Is it he took cover of it?
Speaker 1 (12:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (12:27):
No, no, no, treb.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
I I was just thinking about the appointment I have
at eight o'clock tonight.
Speaker 5 (12:33):
It's a Cranston.
Speaker 4 (12:34):
You've got something on your mind, you have, Look, can I.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Help you out? Be No, Shrevie.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
I'll take care of this myself. But in case anything
should go wrong, I want you to wait outside the
building and watch everyone who enters and leave like a hawk.
Speaker 7 (12:45):
I will like a hawk.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
What you would ask me, Shreve, If I don't come
downstairs by by ten fifteen, you come up and get me.
Speaker 8 (12:55):
Oh, I didn't know you were in him, Miss Cranston,
sitting in the dark.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
That's all right, Rodney. I'm waiting for someone call at
eight o'clock.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
I see, well it's almost that now.
Speaker 7 (13:20):
I'll take it, Rodney.
Speaker 4 (13:21):
You'll excuse me then I have some work to finish.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
In the panther. Yes, of course, hello person.
Speaker 7 (13:27):
Yes is it Commissioner Western?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Oh, yes, commissioner.
Speaker 7 (13:29):
Look here, man, I want to find out how you
know about that Continental Bank to stick up?
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Why?
Speaker 7 (13:34):
Well, because of.
Speaker 5 (13:34):
Your call telling us about it before the news broke
on the street.
Speaker 7 (13:37):
You're suspected by the Mayor's committee of having.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Pulled the job yourself.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
No, Commissioner, you don't believe that.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
Do you.
Speaker 7 (13:43):
I don't know what to believe at this point.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Look, Commissioner, all I can tell you is that I
received my information from a man that I picked up
who claimed to.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
Have psychic powers.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
He foretold the murder of an clay, the looting of
the Continental Bank, and right now I am waiting for
the third crime.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
That he predicted to happen. What is it this time?
I'm sorry I can't tell you.
Speaker 7 (14:07):
You can't listen. You're obstructing justice, you're interfering with the law.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Good night, Commissioner.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Sorry, Western, I couldn't tell you anymore. Oh Rodney, I forgotnment.
You're still here. Yes, I shall need you any longer
the night.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
I'm expecting a call, Rety.
Speaker 4 (14:24):
But it's eight now I can wait and show your
guests in.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
I'll attend to it myself.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Good night, Rotney, Well, good night, sir.
Speaker 4 (14:31):
Good night.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
You'll show you all right, mister Cranston, I hope so,
good night, good night on m eight o'clock. Well you
soon know there certainly are an age five six seven nights.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Well, this appears to be one time that a young
man's prophecy didn't work. If you thought, well, I could
use it.
Speaker 7 (15:12):
Good nightly. Yes, what do you think you're that's a
luck Cranston. So you seek mission West. And I was
frankly worried about the whole situation.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
And when I heard mister Pranston speak you on the
phone tonight, I felt it my duty to reveal you
just who this man who made the properties is.
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Yes, you did the right thing right now, thank you.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
This must be his room right here, sir, Letchard looking hobble,
isn't it. Incidentally, it might be wise enough to mention
that you're from the police.
Speaker 7 (15:52):
Not from the police.
Speaker 5 (15:53):
Oh sure, come on, open up.
Speaker 6 (15:59):
From the police.
Speaker 7 (16:00):
Well I only said that.
Speaker 1 (16:01):
Oh yeah, that's the what you mean?
Speaker 5 (16:03):
Oh are you?
Speaker 7 (16:04):
What are your why?
Speaker 2 (16:05):
It's robbed me?
Speaker 1 (16:06):
Mister Cranston's butler.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
Don't you remember me?
Speaker 5 (16:08):
Oh yeah, who is this guy?
Speaker 4 (16:11):
He's a friend of mine who's interested in your case.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
He wants to talk to you.
Speaker 5 (16:15):
Okay, come in.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
The boys.
Speaker 5 (16:19):
You're gonna ask me a lot of crazy questions too. No,
I'm just very curious to learn more about this psychic
power you're supposed to have you a cap. I said,
I was here to ask about your psychic power. And
I don't see nothing wonderful about it. I just don't
agree with the rest of you people.
Speaker 7 (16:35):
Is to what day it is? That's all.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
Everyone else is a day behind me. But that's growey.
Speaker 7 (16:41):
No, no, look, you're telling you all. I'm telling the truth,
not proved to you.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
And what day do you say?
Speaker 7 (16:46):
This is Tuesday?
Speaker 5 (16:47):
Of course, you see? And I know this Wednesday, Pa,
because last night, Tuesday, half of this town was blown
up by bombs. Spotscha, the railroad station, hotels, there's every
place in the east side. You are crazy. You can
decide that later. I ain't finished. They got the power
plan over on the west side, too low at the faces,
kill every one in the joint.
Speaker 7 (17:07):
What time did all this happen?
Speaker 5 (17:09):
About ten thirty last night?
Speaker 7 (17:10):
That's the matterest thing I've ever heard.
Speaker 5 (17:12):
Okay, okay, I ain't asking you to believe it.
Speaker 4 (17:14):
Well, look, mister Weston, whatever your personal reaction may be,
I must beg you to believe me. Everything else that
he's fore told us happened.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
Right to the minute.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
This is too fantastical, But you can't lose anything by
taking precautions.
Speaker 7 (17:26):
Suppose the power plan should.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Blow up, would you want to be responsible.
Speaker 5 (17:29):
For all those deaths.
Speaker 7 (17:30):
No, no, of course not.
Speaker 4 (17:31):
And he's always been right before. You know that from
the call you made to mister Cranston.
Speaker 7 (17:36):
Yes, that's true.
Speaker 5 (17:39):
Well, I guess I'll have to take the gamble. If
this prediction doesn't come off, I'll be laughed off the force.
But if it proves to be right, well it's worth
a try. What time is it now?
Speaker 7 (17:49):
Five minutes past ten?
Speaker 5 (17:50):
And I have exactly twenty five minutes to evacuate that
powerhouse and send every armed man in the department to
the east side to protect it from most bombing.
Speaker 7 (18:02):
Nobody call the pop flant and not are all workers
to leave the building until further notice? Yes, sir oh Edwards,
I want off.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
Post it at every day at a hotel and public
building on the east side, right, I do not post
the court and.
Speaker 7 (18:17):
The men around the railroad station. Have them pick up
any and all suspicious car as they find, and hurry.
Speaker 5 (18:21):
Man, hurry.
Speaker 4 (18:26):
With the cras mister Crastoner, hoy smoke, what's happening, mister Craston?
Speaker 7 (18:30):
What's the matter with you?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
I don't bust the door.
Speaker 7 (18:32):
In Leevie, true, haven't glad you're here? I've been shot?
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Oh flesh gold on my shoulder. Oh my gosh, shot,
are you all right?
Speaker 6 (18:39):
Are you?
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (18:40):
I'm all right?
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Who do it?
Speaker 7 (18:41):
Where is he?
Speaker 2 (18:42):
I'm not sure who did it? They gotta tell me.
Did you see any strangers coming out of the building?
Speaker 7 (18:46):
Oh no, I was watching to I was.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
I didn't know.
Speaker 4 (18:49):
You hardly pay no attention to all on police alarms.
It was coming over the.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
Radio, the water alarms. What were they about?
Speaker 4 (18:53):
They sent a bunch of riots squads over the east
side of town, sending.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
Me top over there.
Speaker 5 (18:57):
Something was expecting to happen, and they moved everybody out
of the West.
Speaker 7 (18:59):
Side powerhouse too.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
Why did Western do?
Speaker 7 (19:01):
That's a fool treaty. You've got to get work as the.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Commissioner at once, say something long as it's plenty fine
Western and tell him to order his police back to
the west side, and he must send.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
A squad to the power plant too right away.
Speaker 7 (19:11):
Okay, but what about your house?
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Take care of myself?
Speaker 7 (19:13):
Go ahead, no hurry, I'm god.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
Wasn get me in back for West sight.
Speaker 7 (19:16):
I'm god.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
I can stand my feet long enough.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
The shadow will play a part in this thing too.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Well, how the things.
Speaker 5 (19:32):
Let's said, Well, I've been all through the power house.
The reina sore around.
Speaker 7 (19:35):
You've done a good job.
Speaker 5 (19:36):
Of scaring him, but why don't take no credit. The
chief was the one of throwing up the whole scheme,
and that's wake and wake and pissing. What we have
to do is cut the main switch here in the
power plant and boom the towns dock boy, I.
Speaker 7 (19:49):
Had a love to see you pull out that predict.
Speaker 5 (19:53):
Yeah, they felt for it's good nobody, but that dope
from mont Cranston tumbled and was planned like clock wagon,
and he's been They get care of it. You should
have seen that wise guy police Commissioner Western. He went
red bigger than any of the others. Man I at
everything else, set to cut off the powers.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
So as the chief gets.
Speaker 5 (20:10):
Here an there he comes, everything's set up. Yeah, pipe,
they didn't even leave out watching good. I got the
rest of the men posted at every worthwhile stare and
money center on the west side.
Speaker 7 (20:22):
When we pull the switch and the lights go off,
they begin working and that a capital.
Speaker 4 (20:26):
But no, no, they're all over on the east side
waiting for the bombs that will never explode.
Speaker 7 (20:33):
Well, we might as well get things stopped. Where's that
main switch right here.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
See, I like the honor of pulling it myself.
Speaker 5 (20:40):
Okay, this is it?
Speaker 7 (20:43):
The city goes doc? Who knocked my hand off? That switch?
Speaker 2 (20:47):
You mean, sorry to spoil your plans?
Speaker 7 (20:52):
Gentlemen?
Speaker 2 (20:53):
Who's that talking?
Speaker 7 (20:55):
I don't see nobody has like.
Speaker 2 (20:56):
He's right here.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
I am right here beside you, gentlemen, And don't try
to look for me. You won't see me.
Speaker 7 (21:03):
Who are you?
Speaker 2 (21:04):
I am known as the Shadow? The Shadow? Oh so
you've heard of me?
Speaker 7 (21:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (21:10):
Yeah, that's the guy that came to call on me before.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
That's right, spot.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
I called on you to learn more about your power
to foretell the future, and I learned enough from you
to know that you were planning.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Just such a horror as this?
Speaker 1 (21:20):
What are you going to do with it?
Speaker 7 (21:21):
And I'm like a boy, shut up, you'll fuld and
let him frighten you. That'll design to do. But I
can't see him.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
I ain't scared of somebody I can see.
Speaker 7 (21:27):
But now I have no fear of anyone. I can't
see you.
Speaker 5 (21:30):
Hear that shadow?
Speaker 1 (21:32):
Yes, a very brave statement, especially from such a meek
man as yourself.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Rodney.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
How do you know me? I know that you're the
valet of Lamont Clinston, a man whom you tried to
murder just two hours ago.
Speaker 7 (21:46):
Oh, I see you're pretty smart, aunt.
Speaker 1 (21:48):
I'm smart enough to know that you and your gang
of cutthroats murdered and Clay and rob the Continental Bank,
and that now you are planning to loot and terrorize
the entire city.
Speaker 7 (21:56):
All right, what are you going to do about it?
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Don't worry, I've already taken care of things.
Speaker 7 (22:03):
Do you hear that?
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Gentleman?
Speaker 7 (22:05):
We're gonna get out of Rockney.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
You didn't frighten them.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Away after all?
Speaker 7 (22:09):
Don't you forget that? I take your hand away from
that switch rot name? Or shall I shoot it away?
You're not scaring me. Shadows get out of here. Yeah,
before the cop us get it, I'm afraid it's too late.
Wait then we can't get out. Now. The officers of
the law going to have just this tough of.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
Time getting in, and I'm making up the first man
that makes a break will.
Speaker 7 (22:29):
Get it from me. You're three against one, gentleman. Are
you gonna let him tell you what to do? Shut up?
Don't get us.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
Well.
Speaker 7 (22:44):
You're being treated to tear gas. Gentlemen, Kick that thing
out of here.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
I'm touching the I think that will make you all
change your minds. Here's the second bar.
Speaker 6 (22:55):
Coine.
Speaker 7 (22:55):
Quick, Rodney, not till I get you first.
Speaker 2 (22:58):
Shadow, I'm not a very easy target. Try again, you
won't get you yet. Sorry, you missed a.
Speaker 7 (23:08):
Ga Okay, okay, shut us, come get us. How did
you show the feel lamon healing nicely?
Speaker 5 (23:27):
You'll be happy to learn Lamon that your man Rodney
and his entire gang have been rounded up and put
behind bar good work, Commissioners, Art was nothing. Really, I
was wise to those birds right along, just played with
them like a cat with a mouse.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
And when I was.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
Ready, I set my trap for them by purposely pretending
to put all.
Speaker 7 (23:44):
Of my officers on the other side of town.
Speaker 5 (23:48):
Just routine pre strategy.
Speaker 6 (23:49):
Why, Commissioner West And you know that, Mama.
Speaker 1 (23:52):
Yes, Margo, he knows that. I'm very proud of it. Besides,
we mustn't forget that election.
Speaker 5 (23:58):
A Commissioner all the election.
Speaker 3 (24:21):
Today's program is based on a story copyrighted by the
Shadow magazine. The characters names, places and plots or tactician,
and if similarity to person's living or dead is purely.
Speaker 2 (24:31):
Coincidence, The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does
not pay The shadow Nord
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